Folding carton.



V. C. SNYDER.

FOLDING CARTON.

APPLICATION HLED FEB.25,1914.

Patented Nov. T, 1916.

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'VERNON C. SNYDER, 0F CHICAGO, IILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY,

0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

FOLDING CARTON'.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '7, i916.

application ined February a5, 1914. serial no. 820,994.

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ln the accompanying drawing which forms a. part of this specication Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the folding cartons. Fig. 2 is a section of the folding carton taken upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective vieys7 of a folding carton showing the p ouring'spout opened and the perforated sifter. is a view of the blank out of which the carton is formed.

The blank from which this carton is formed' is one having a.- folding spout A formed of the material of the carton itself, said materialfbeing cut upon a semi-circular line, as indicated at a. This folding spout is lnot my invention, being one already known "to the trade. What `I have added to the blank is the folding leaf B perforated as indicated in the drawing withthe perforations b. When the carton is folded into boX form, leaf B may be the first one to be folded down upon the contents, as seen in Fig. 2 and so folded down it comes into position to act as a. sifter for the contents of the carton. This simple device enables me to manufacture sifter top cartons at no greater expense than ordinary folding cartons, as the addition of the perforations to the folding leaf B does not cause any material increase in the cost. The carton so Fig. 4

v constructed, especially when made of moisture proof material, is, with itssifter top, well adapted as a container for salt, and condiments of various kinds and also for toilet powders.V The folding spout when closed will usually remain so by reason of the friction of the paper uponitself.

lf claim zl. A distributing carton having a body formed with folded end flaps; of the four Haps at one end of the body the innermost flap being `formed with distributing perforations; the next and second flap having a cut out portion registering with and exposing a group of perforations at a corner of said iaps; the next and third flap having at its corner which registers with the cut out portion of the second Hap a severed spout portion which remains integral with the side of the carton, said severed portion being also 'integral with the fourth and outermost flap; and said outermost Hap having a portion which, when severed on a line substantiallyv coincident with the severed line of said third flap and unfolded at the corner of the carton, forms the other part of such spout.

2. A distributing carton having a body formed with four folded end flaps; the outermost flap being severable to form with the next inner ap a spout at the corner of Vthe carton; said next inner flap being cut and folded to coperate with-the outermost flap to-form said spout; and, of the two innermost aps, one being perforated with a group of distributing holes at the corner under said spout portion, and the other being cut out to expose said group of holes.

VERNON C. SNYDER.

Witnesses THOMAS J. AOBRIEN,

M. MUNDAY. 

